**** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** From: "HILI" <dicko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: testing LD students. Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 23:51:49 +0200 Dear Nina, Last year the teachers at our school wrote a letter to the teacher's union and to the Ministry about this serious issue,but unfortunately we received no offical answers. I also think that all those conscientious teachers who spend an incredible amount of extra hours testing students orally, recording exams,etc should be financially compensated. Rita Nina wrote: > Pupils requiring oral exams and/or tapes is a growing problem at our >school also. I feel that neither the teachers unions nor the Ministry of >Education are addressing this situation. > Last year I taught a 12th grade 3 pt. class of 22 pupils. Ten out of the >22 had to be tested orally (not using tapes). I had to stay after regular >hours and come in on my free days for almost a month to test them for the >"matkonet". I "donated" more than 20 hours. > On the other hand, the pupils are not to blame and if they have to be >tested this way, we have no choice. > I think that the teachers unions should negotiate for some financial >reimbursement for all this extra work. This is a problem for teachers of >many subjects. ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx #####